Tag: Uma Bharati

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday urged Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati to ensure free flow of Mahanadi water that acts as a lifeline for Odisha. In a letter, Pradhan has expressed concern over sharp drop in the water level and requested Bharati to advice ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh barrages a bane for Bargarh farmers, fishermento open […]

Puri: Senior BJP leaders Union Minister  Uma Bharati and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje visited Puri and paid obeisance to deities at the Srimandir ahead of the two-day BJP national executive meet that began at the Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Uma Bharati reached the pilgrim town by train and went to the Govardhan […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Water Resources minister Uma Bharati on Thursday criticised the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for taking the Mahanadi issue to the streets despite a consent between Odisha and Chhattishgarh a few days ago to settle the matter through a joint control board (JCB). Reacting to the ‘rail roko’, a token agitation by BJD […]

Bhubaneswar: In a new twist to the issue of Polavaram project, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati today said Odisha is yet to keep its answer on rehabilitation package recommended in the Gopalkrishana committee.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday said, a response on the Centre’s ambitious river interlinking proposal to connect Rushikulya and Mahanadi rivers to which the State raised objections on certain grounds, is expected by March end.

Bhubaneswar: An FIR was lodged at Hirakud police station against senior BJP leader and former minister Jay Narayan Mishra on Wednesday for misbehaving with police. The case was registered on a complaint lodged by Hirakud PS IIC Tophan Bag. Sources said an altercation ensued between Mishra and Bag when police tried to stop Mishra’s vehicle, […]

Bhubaneswar: While there is a palpable discord between the Central government and Odisha owing to the ongoing construction of Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh, Union Water Resources minister Uma Bharti today washed her hands of the matter saying Polavaram is an inter-State issue and the Central government would not interfere in the matter. […]

Lucknow: Senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Union Minister Uma Bharati will appear before a special CBI court on Tuesday where charges will be framed against them for their alleged role in the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992. Charges would also be framed against Sadhwi Ritambhara, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay Katiyar […]

New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the state of Odisha is very close to her heart and asserted that the central government will not do anything or allow anything to happen that will hamper its interests. “Odisha is a beloved state of ours. We cannot do anything or allow anything […]